depart

de·part

verb \di-ˈpärt, dē-\

Definition of DEPART

intransitive verb

1

a : to go away : leave b : die

2

: to turn aside : deviate

transitive verb

: to go away from : leave

Examples of DEPART

1. The group is scheduled to depart tomorrow at 8:00 a.m.
2. Our flight departs at 6:15 a.m.
3. The train departed the station on time.
4. He is departing after 20 years with the company.

Origin of DEPART

Middle English, to divide, part company, from Anglo-French departir, from de- + partir to divide, from Latin partire, from part-, pars part

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to DEPART

Synonyms: bail, bail out, begone, book [slang], bugger off [British slang], bug off, bug out, buzz (off), clear off [chiefly British], clear out, cut out, go, dig out, exit, get, get off, go off, move, pack (up or off), part, peel off, pike (out or off), pull out, push off, push on, quit, run along, sally (forth), scarper [British], shove (off), step (along), take off, vamoose, walk out

Antonyms: arrive, come, show up, turn up

Related Words: set out, start, strike out; abscond, decamp, escape, evacuate, flee, fly, get out, mizzle [chiefly British], run away, scat, scram, skip; go out, light out, step out; abandon, desert, forsake, vacate; emigrate; adjourn, remove, retire, retreat, withdraw

Near Antonyms: abide, dwell, lodge, remain, settle, stay, tarry; approach, close, near; hit, land, reach

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Rhymes with DEPART

apart, at heart, bar chart, blackheart, bogart, Bogart, by heart, clip art, crash cart, Descartes, dispart, dogcart, Earhart, eye chart, false start, fine art, flowchart, folk art, forepart, Froissart, go-cart, golf cart, greenheart, handcart, head start, impart, in part, jump-start, junk art, kick-start, mouthpart, Mozart, outsmart, oxcart, oxheart, pie chart, pop art, pushcart, rampart, real part, redstart, restart, street-smart, Stuttgart, sweetheart, take heart, take part, tea cart, time chart, tipcart, tramp art, upstart, voice part